What happened
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(-23)A Piper warrior crashed three minutes after taking off from Beverly, MA airport, killing the flight instructor, paul bonaiuto 70, of privacy data omitted joseph leblanc, 30 of privacy data omitted and deborah bartlett, 26 of privacy data omitted. The aircraft crahsed in the back yard at 18 tulane rd. it is believed that the aircraft crahsed at a 70-degree angle nose first. After impact the aircraft settled upside down, based on the pattern of the scorch marks. The aircraft was totally destroyed. Aircraft fuel and the fueling records were inspected at bvy airport and reports submitted by the FBO owner Mr. Vicotr j. cappozzi. Contaminated fuel was not a factor in this accident. The NTSB investigator assigned was david muzio, the Piper aircraft manufacturer's representative was mike mcclure, and the Lycoming engine maufacturer's representative was john b. bulter. The local police and fire department responded and notified the FAA communications center. State police detectives from the district attorney's office assisted in the accident investigation. According to the national weather service in tauton, MA, the weather reported at 9:53 pm Monday; clouds were 300 feet above sea leve l, visibility was 10 miles at bvy. The plane took off at 10:01 pm and crahsed three minutes later. At 10:10 pm the clouds were at 100 feet and visibility dropped 2 miles. Eight minutes after the crash visibility was two and one half miles. Mr. Bonaiuto's expired second class medical certificate contain a special restriction and waiver which states, "not valid for night flying or color signal control".
As the FAA filed it
(-23)A PIPER WARRIOR CRASHED THREE MINUTES AFTER TAKING OFF FROM BEVERLY, MA AIRPORT, KILLING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PAUL BONAIUTO 70, OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ JOSEPH LEBLANC, 30 OF ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ AND DEBORAH BARTLETT, 26 OF ^PRIVACY DATA^. THE AIRCRAFT CRAHSED IN THE BACK YARD AT 18 TULANE RD. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRAHSED AT A 70-DEGREE ANGLE NOSE FIRST. AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED UPSIDE DOWN, BASED ON THE PATTERN OF THE SCORCH MARKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT FUEL AND THE FUELING RECORDS WERE INSPECTED AT BVY AIRPORT AND REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE FBO OWNER MR. VICOTR J. CAPPOZZI. CONTAMINATED FUEL WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED WAS DAVID MUZIO, THE PIPER AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS MIKE MCCLURE, AND THE LYCOMING ENGINE MAUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS JOHN B. BULTER. THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND NOTIFIED THE FAA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. STATE POLICE DETECTIVES FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ASSISTED IN THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUTON, MA, THE WEATHER REPORTED AT 9:53 PM MONDAY; CLOUDS WERE 300 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVE L, VISIBILITY WAS 10 MILES AT BVY. THE PLANE TOOK OFF AT 10:01 PM AND CRAHSED THREE MINUTES LATER. AT 10:10 PM THE CLOUDS WERE AT 100 FEET AND VISIBILITY DROPPED 2 MILES. EIGHT MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH VISIBILITY WAS TWO AND ONE HALF MILES. MR. BONAIUTO'S EXPIRED SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE CONTAIN A SPECIAL RESTRICTION AND WAIVER WHICH STATES, "NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLYING OR COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL".
NTSB investigation
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